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Best secondary schools in Scotland

Standards rise in state sector as reformed exams make their mark

A student from St Leonards, Scottish Independent School of the YearSTUART WALLACE

The Sunday Times, November 25 2018, 12:01am

Standards in the leading Scottish state secondary schools continue to edge ever upwards. Six schools in the top 50 last year would not do so this year if they had performed to the same standards, as outcomes from Higher, Advanced Higher and National 5 exams improve.

Jordanhill School in Glasgow remains the one to beat, with its unique grant-aided status, while Edinburgh and East Dunbartonshire are the authorities with the most schools – six each – in our top 50.

Our State Secondary School of the Year, Boroughmuir High, in Edinburgh, has risen to third place in our rankings, which are based on the proportion of students gaining five or more Higher passes (which are double weighted), alongside the proportion getting two or more Advanced…

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